Disease Awareness: I am a Responsible Parent

As a work-out-of-home mom, I made a commitment to myself that attending to Julia's medical needs is my priority.  When she was a newborn until 1 year old, Don and I allotted our vacation leave credits for her medical check-ups.  We even decided to forego our annual out-of-town getaway so we won't exceed our allowable absences from work (a deduction for leave without pay is not practical - pang vaccine, milk and diaper din yun, right?)

So I was really happy to be invited to PLAY.  Yes, PLAY.  Protection, Love, and Activities for Young Kids is a disease awareness campaign launched last February 23, 2013 at the Fun Ranch, Ortigas.  The event was organized by Mommy Mundo and sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.  It was unfortunate though that we were late very late for the event.  We came from Julia's pediatrician for her pneumococcal vaccine.  We visit Julia's pediatrician on the dates she sets for vaccination shots.  To be honest, one of the reasons why I follow it is because I do not want to regret not doing everything I can to prevent Julia from getting sick.